Coin-holder.



S. VAN NFSS` GOIN HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED mma, 1914.

1,114,826.` Patented 0015.211914 fr n '; .u-JnRIS PETERS CO.. PHOTO-Urn. WASHING VON, 1J C.

UNITED sTATns PATENT ormoni.N

SCHUYLER .VAN NESS, OF FRAMINGHAM, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO DENNISON MANUFACTURING COMPANY, 0F BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, A CORPORATIONOF MASSACHUSETTS.

Patented Oct. 27, 1914.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, SCHUYLERIVAN Nass,

a citizen of the United States,and resident of Framingham, in the county of Middlesex and State of Massachusetts, have invented new and useful Improvements in Coin- I-Iolders, of which the following is a specification. l

This invention relates to coin holders of the class adapted and intended for the presentation in an attractive setting of a gift of a gold or silver coin. The holders heretofore generally provided for this purpose, comprise essentially a sheet of cardboard or the like having an opening adapted to hold the coin. These holders of necessity have but a single coin holding opening, for` obviously where a single coin is to be presented as a gift in a coin holder, the presence of other` unfilled coin openings `would mar the attractiveness of the setting. Because of this essential limitation to a single coin holding opening, the devices of this class heretofore provided have proved unsatisfactory. Dealers have been obliged to carry in stock holders having openings of practically all the different sizes of gold and silver coins. While there is a demand through the year, the principal sale of these goods is at Christmas,and as there is absolutely no way of accurately determining in advance the probable sale of anyparticular size in any particular season, the result has proved to be that the dealers find their supply of certain sizes quickly exhausted, while many of other sizes remain unsold and have to be carried overto another season. y Because of this necessity of carrying a full line with a chance of having some of the goods `unsold for an entire year, dealers have or` dered with caution and many retailers who would naturally sellthis class of goods have refrained from so doing to the obvious det-` riment of the manufacturer, and disappointment of purchasers. Furthermore purchasers ofthese holders have been obliged to determine in advance the particular coin which they intended to give if they were to be certain of obtaining a holder having an opening of the proper size to fit the particular coin. Experience has demonstrated that at the time of seeking a suitable holder, many `prospective givers have not determined the exact amount of money they in tend to` give, and therefore, many sales have been lost because while a suitable coin holder was desired, the prospective giver found it impossible or impracticable to determine in advance the amount of his intended gift. y y

It is the object of this invention to eliminate these n objectionable features of the older devices and to that end to provide a coin holder which, while possessing the essential single coin holdin opening, shall be adapted to hold the di erent sized coins commonly employed as gifts.

Referring.. to the drawings which illus-` trate an embodiment of the invention,-Figure 1 is a planview of my improved coin holder showing the cover` open; Fig. 2 is a section on the line Q-n-Q Fig. 1; Fig. 8 is a `fragmentary plan view showing the coin holding openingywith its lid open; Fig. 4. is a plan view of the device with the cover closed;\Fig. 5 is a section on the line 5-5 Fig. 4; Fig. 6 is a section on the line 6-6 Fig. li; andFigs. 7, 8 and 9 are plan views of fillers forming a part of my invention.

A is a body of the device made of cardboard or other suitable material and provided with an opening B adapted to receive a gold or silver coin. The opening B is preferably circular in form and extends into the body A. for a distance sufficient to permit the coin when held therein to lie substantially flush with the face of the body opening B extends completely through the ,body A and a back C is provided, secured to the body A in any suitable manner, serving as one of the coin retaining walls when the device is in use. The coin holding open-` ing B is of a size adapted securely to hold the largest coins usually given away in these devices, as for example, a twenty dollar gold piece. It will be clear that such an open ing is `much too large securely to hold the smaller coins commonly employed as gifts, y

as for example, the live dollar or the two and one-half dollar gold pieces. There are therefore provided fillers D of annular form adapted tightly and removably to fit within the opening B, and having coin holding recesses d to fit the coins of the various sizes which are too small to be securely held within the large opening B. Preferably, there is provided a lid or closure E hinged to the body A and adapted to overlie the coin holding opening B and the ller D secured therein. rllhere is also preferably provided a cover F hinged to the back C and adapted to overlie the lid or closure E. The cover F is made of comparatively heavy material While the closure E is made of comparatively thin material in order that the cover may lie flat upon the body A When in its closed position shown in Fig. 4. lt Will be apparent that both the lid or closure E and the cover F serve to protect the coin to prevent its accidental. dislodgment from the coin holding opening or from the recess CZ when a iiller l) is employed.

In order that the device may serve its intended purpose as a means for presenting a gift of a sum of money in an attractive form, the entire device is adaptedl to be decorated in a manner appropriate to the season or occasion of the gift. Thus, there is,

shown in the drawings a coin holderl embodying my invention bearing Christmas decorations both upon the'bacl, cover and,

largestsized coin, which 4openingby the insertion of the propervsized filler at once becomes of proper size for any particular smaller coin which the purchaser desires to give. Prospective buyers are not required to determine in advance the `particular coin they intend to give but may, after the purchase of the holder, determine at their leisure the exact cointo be given and then insert the proper `filler to render the coin holding opening a proper one for the coin determined upon.

l claim:

Ars a new article of manufacture, a gift coin-holder comprising body portion hav-f ing a single circular coin holding opening,

a non-integral filler having `substantially the form of an annulus and adapted tonbe inserted and removed from the said coin holding opening of said body Without mutilation of said body or iiller, the peripheryof said filler following a salient element of the design whereby the continuity of the design is uninterrupted by the line of cleavage, a

hinged closure having its upper face provided With a design and overlying said filler and opening, and a hinged outer cover overlying said closure and said body portion.

Signed by me at Boston Massachusetts this twenty-ninth day of December, 1913.

SCHUYLER VAN NESS.

Witnesses: f

M. A. BELGER, M. A. HANsoN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of ZPatents.

Washington, D. C. 

